CURRENT ELECTRICITY, BASIC HOME WORK SHEET-5

Charging and Discharging of Capacitor

1. A 5.0 µF capacitor having a charge of 20 µC is discharged through a wire of resistance 5.0 . Find
the heat dissipated in the wire between 25 to 50 µs after the connections are made. (Given e–2 = 0.135)
(A) 9.6 µJ (B) 32 µJ (C) 4.7 µJ (D) None of these
2. For the circuit shown in the figure, find the charge stored on capacitor in steady state :-

RC
(A) R  R E
0
RC
(B) R ( E  E0 )
0
(C) Zero

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(D) R  R ( E  E0 )
0

3.

S
The switch shown in the figure is closed at t = 0. The chrge on the capacitor as a function of time
is given by :-

KC
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(A) CV (1  e t / RC ) (B) 3CV (1  e  t / RC ) (C) CV (1  e 3t / RC ) (D) CV (1  e t /3 RC )

The figure shows a graph of the current in a discharging circuit of a capacitor through a resistor of
resistance 10 

(A) The initial potential difference across the capacitor is 100 V

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(B) The capacitance of the capacitor is F
10n 2
500
(C) The total heat produced in the circuit will be J
n 2
(D) All of the above
5. In the circuit shown in figure switch S is thrown to position 1 at t = 0. When the current in the resistor
is 1A it is then shifted to position 2. The total heat generated in the circuit after shifting to position
2 is

(A) Zero (B) 625 µJ (C) 100 µJ (D) None of these

6. A Capacitor C is connected to two equal resistances as shown in the figure. Consider the following
sttements.

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S
C
(i) At the time of charging of capacitor time constant of the circuit is 2CR
(ii) At the time of discharging of the capacitor the time constant of the circuit is CR
(iii) At the time of discharging of the capacitor the time constant of the circuit is 2CR

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(iv) At the time of charging of capacitor the time constant of the circuit is CR
(A) Statement (i) and (ii) only are correct

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(B) Statement (ii) and (iii) only are correct
(C) Statement (iii) and (iv) only are correct
(D) Statement (i) and (iii) only are correct
In the given circuit with steady current the potential drop across the cpacitor must be :

(A) V (B) V/2 (C) V/3 (D) 2V/3

ANSWERS
HOME WORK SHEET-5
1. C 2. D 3. C 4. A,B,C,D 5. C
6. C 7. C